John McEnroe Tennis Academy
Nine miles from Flushing Meadow Park is John McEnroe’s Tennis Academy at Sportime on Randall’s Island.
This Sportime facility features McEnroe’s philosophy that you can have it all — a career and a life. The facility will find and nurture the next generation of tennis greats in McEnroe’s path — New Yorkers with family lives, professional aspirations, and ace abilities on court.
Operating with 20 indoor/outdoor Deco-Turf and Har-Tru tennis courts, all enclosed during the indoor season and lighted for evening play outdoors; 20,000 square foot clubhouse with meeting, study and entertainment spaces; fitness and training center; multi-purpose class rooms; junior computer/study lounges; café, pro shop, nursery, treatment rooms — and most importantly Gilad Bloom and John McEnroe.
Filed under Children in New York City, Great Sites about NYC, Navigating New York, New York City | Comment (0)The U.S. Open opens today
The Opening Night Ceremony for the 2010 US Open will celebrate tennis greats Martina Navratilova and James Blake, wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer and USTA member Dori Samadzai-Bonner, who has embraced tennis since coming to this country from her native Afghanistan. The primetime ceremony will be hosted by Christiane Amanpour, host of ABC News’ “This Week,” and will feature a special musical performance by award-winning performer Gloria Estefan.
Tickets for the 2010 US Open can be purchased four ways: 1) at USOpen.org; 2) by calling Ticketmaster at 1-866-OPEN-TIX; 3) at all Ticketmaster outlets; or 4) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center box office. American Express is the Official Card of the US Open.
Filed under Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Great Sites about NYC, Navigating New York, New York City | Comment (0)Masterpieces from the Oberlin Collection at the MET
The Fountain of Life (Fuente de la Vida), Spanish, early 16th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street.
Filed under Art, Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Museums, Navigating New York, New York City | Comment (0)Lizards and snakes at AMNH
An exhibition of 60 squamates from around the world awaits at AMNH.
The American Museum of Natural History is located at 80th Street and Central Park West. For more information,…
Filed under Children in New York City, Enjoying New York City, Museums, Navigating New York, New York City | Comment (0)Mark Morris at Mostly Mozart, August 5, 6, 7
L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
Mark Morris Dance Group
Thursday, August 5, Friday, August 6 and Saturday, August 7, 2010.
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Christian Marclay Festival at The Whitney
The Whitney Museum of American Art is located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street, New York, NY 10021
A Portrait of the City at the NY Historical Society
The NY Historical Society is is located at 170 Central Park West.
Filed under New York City | Comment (0)Monday, July 26, 2010, Bryant Park Shows Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monday, July 26, 2010HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking. The films begin at sunset (typically between 8pm and 9pm).
Monday, July 19, 2010, Enjoy The China Syndrome on The Lawn of Bryant Park
Monday, July 19, 2010, Enjoy The China Syndrome on The Lawn of Bryant Park
Ambitious TV reporter (Jane Fonda) and her radical cameraman (Michael Douglas) work to expose the cover-up of an accident at a nuclear plant, aided by an earnest shift supervisor (Jack Lemmon). Prophetically released just two weeks before the real-life disaster at Three Mile Island. (1979) 123 Min. (Sony/Columbia)
The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking. The films begin at sunset (typically between 8pm and 9pm).
Filed under Great Sites about NYC, Navigating New York, New York City, Urban Life, film | Comment (0)For all the world to see - at the ICP
The International Center of Photography is located at 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street.
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